Amazon could be planning to bolster its Prime Video service, which is mostly known for its on-demand video offerings, with live TV.
There are still no details about what the new live TV service might entail, though the efforts appear to be in their early stages.
One job listing says Amazon is looking for someone who can “redefine how customers watch 24/7 linear broadcast TV content.” That person will also be tasked with “designing the end-to-end customer experience for how customers discover and watch Linear TV content.”
The Prime Video team is also apparently “building next-gen linear catalog systems to provide best-in-class Linear TV experience to Prime Video customers,” another job listing said.
According to Protocol Amazon is currently “actively pursuing” licensing deals for live and linear programming.
This wouldn’t be the first time Amazon has ventured into programming. They have offered NFL Thursday Night Football games on Prime Video and Twitch for a few years, and the two companies will continue their partnership thanks to an extension signed in April.
Amazon announced last week that it would start streaming Premier League soccer on Twitch starting June 29.
